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Evpaty Kolovrat
Evpaty Kolovrat ( rus, Евпатий Коловрат, Yevpatiy Kolovrat, ; c.1200 – 1238) is a Russian bogatyr described in ''The Tale of the Destruction of Ryazan''. According to the tale he died while fighting the vastly superior army of the Mongol ruler Batu Khan, trying to avenge the destruction of Ryazan a few weeks earlier. Appearance in the ''Tale'' Kolovrat was visiting Chernigov at the time of the Siege of Ryazan, which occurred between 16 and 21 December 1237. Learning about the tragedy, he rushed back home, only to find the city destroyed and most its inhabitants killed. He gathered 1700 people from his soldiers and from the survivors of the siege and went after Batu Khan with a sole purpose of avenging the carnage. Kolovrat's forces suddenly attacked the rear-guard of Batu Khan's army and annihilated it in a fierce battle. Perplexed, Batu Khan sent out a much larger force, led by his relative Khostovrul. Khostovrul promised to capture Kolovrat alive, and acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korzhev Ivan
Korzhev (from ''korzh'' meaning ''flatbread'') is a Slavic masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Korzheva. Notable people with the surname include: *Dmitry Korzhev (born 1978), Russian association football player *Geliy Korzhev (1925–2012), Russian painter See also *Korzh {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Yesenin
Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin ( rus, Сергей Александрович Есенин, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ jɪˈsʲenʲɪn; ( 1895 – 28 December 1925), sometimes spelled as Esenin, was a Russian lyric poet. He is one of the most popular and well-known Russian poets of the 20th century, known for "his lyrical evocations of and nostalgia for the village life of his childhoodno idyll, presented in all its rawness, with an implied curse on urbanisation and industrialisation." Biography Early life Sergei Yesenin was born in Konstantinovo in Ryazan Governorate of the Russian Empire to a peasant family. His father was Alexander Nikitich Yesenin (1873–1931), his mother's name was Tatyana Fyodorovna (nee Titova, 1875–1955). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tale Of The Destruction Of Riazan
''The Tale of the Destruction of Riazan'' (russian: Повесть о разорении Рязани Батыем) is an early Russian work about the capture of the city of Ryazan by the Mongols in 1237. Historical background Before the events described in the tale, the Principality of Ryazan operated as a rather prosperous border settlement-area - actively engaged in trade along the rivers Oka and Volga to the east and by the river Don and the Black Sea to the south. Archeological evidence suggests lively trading relationships with the Northern Caucasus and with peoples of the Black Sea coast. Crafts were relatively well developed, especially famous being Ryazan jewelry-making. The principality often became involved in conflicts with neighboring Chernigov and Vladimir; by the time of the Mongol invasion their relationships were relatively peaceful. Ryazan was first mentioned in a chronicle of 1096 in connection with the move of Prince Oleg I Sviatoslavovich of Chernigov (also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evpatiy Kolovrat (icebreaker)
''Evpatiy Kolovrat'' (russian: italic=yes, Евпатий Коловрат) is a Russian icebreaker built at the Almaz Shipbuilding Company for the Russian Navy. The vessel is scheduled to enter service with the Pacific Fleet in 2023. Development and construction In the mid-2010s, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation announced that a fleet of new auxiliary icebreakers would be built for the Russian Navy as part of the ongoing fleet renewal program to replace Soviet-era vessels. However, the initial plans for the construction of four Project 21180 icebreakers was revised after the lead ship, ''Ilya Muromets'', turned out to be too expensive. As a response to this, Vympel Design Bureau developed a revised design, 21180M, with about two thirds of the displacement and more limited functionality compared to the bigger vessel. The construction of the Project 21180M icebreaker, estimated to cost between 5 and 6 billion rubles, was awarded to the Saint Petersburg-based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furious (2017 Film)
''Furious'', also known as ''Legend of Kolovrat'' (russian: Легенда о Коловрате, Legenda o Kolovrate, ), is a 2017 Russian epic film, epic historical fantasy, period action film directed by Dzhanik Fayziev and Ivan Shurkhovetsky. The film stars newcomer Ilya Malakov as the legendary Ryazan bogatyr Evpaty Kolovrat, as well as Polina Chernyshova, Aleksei Serebryakov (actor), Aleksei Serebryakov, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Ilyin, Aleksandr Ilyin Jr. and Yulia Khlynina in supporting roles. The plot is based on ''The Tale of the Destruction of Ryazan'', a legend about the Siege of Ryazan by the Mongols, which approached Ancient Rus' in 1237, centered around the medieval knight Evpaty Kolovrat. ''Furious'' was theatrically released in Russia by Central Partnership on November 30, 2017. Plot The story is based on the legend of bogatyr Evpaty Kolovrat, as recorded in the 16th-century ''The Tale of the Destruction of Riazan, Tale of the Destruction of Ryazan''. In the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Yan
Vasily Yan (Russian: Васи́лий Ян; 23 December 1874 (4 January 1875), Kyiv, Russian Empire – August 5, 1954, Zvenigorod, Moscow Oblast) was a Russian writer, author of famous historic novels. Also spelled "Vassily Yan" (or "Ian") or just "V. Yan", this is the pen name of Vassily Grigoryevich Yanchevetsky (Васи́лий Григо́рьевич Янчеве́цкий). Biography Born in Kyiv to a family of teachers, his father was from an Orthodox Christian priests family, who graduated from seminary and taught Latin and Greek at the University Gymnasium. In 1897, Yan graduated from the historical and philological faculty of St. Petersburg University. Impressions of a two-year tour of Russia form the backbone of his book ''Notes of a Pedestrian'' (1901). In 1901–1904 he served as inspector of wells in Turkestan, where he studied Oriental languages and lives of local people. During the Russian-Japanese war, he was a military correspondent for the St. Petersburg Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lev Mei
Lev Aleksandrovich Mei (russian: Лев Алекса́ндрович Мей (name sometimes transliterated as Lev Mey); ) was a Russian dramatist and poet. Biography Mei was born on 13/25 February 1822, in Moscow. His father was a German officer who was wounded in the Battle of Borodino and died young. His mother was Russian. Mei completed his studies in Moscow in 1841 and served in the office of the Governor for 10 years. He became part of the "young editorial staff" of Mikhail Pogodin's ''Moskvityanin''. For a time, he taught secondary school, but was forced to retire because of conflicts with his colleagues. He moved to Saint Petersburg, where he was active in literary endeavors. It was during this period that he contributed to the leading Russian magazines, including ''Biblioteka Dlya Chteniya'', ''Otechestvennye Zapiski'', '' Syn Otechestva'', ''Russkoye Slovo'', '' Russkiy Mir'', and '' Svetoch''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Yazykov
Nikolay Mikhailovich Yazykov (russian: Никола́й Миха́йлович Язы́ков, March 4, 1803, Simbirsk, Russian Empire – December 26, 1846, Moscow, Russian Empire) was a Russian poet and Slavophile who in the 1820s rivalled Alexander Pushkin and Yevgeny Baratynsky as the most popular poet of his generation. Biography Yazykov was born in Simbirsk to an old family of Russian landlords. His first verses appeared in print in 1819. For seven years (1822-1829) Yazykov studied at the philosophy department of Dorpat University, where he made himself famous with his riotously Anacreontic verse in praise of the students' merry life. For his summer vacations he went to Trigorskoye, where he met Pushkin. After leaving Dorpat, without a degree, Yazykov lived between Moscow and his Simbirsk estate. Later in life, he became intimate with the nationalist and Slavophile circles of Moscow, which held his poetry in high esteem. Nikolay Gogol, in particular, favoured Yazykov over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
